DEPARTMENT
Academic Advisor
Major Thesis Advisor
Chair – Creative Writing Committee
Co-Author – Proposal for B.F.A. in Creative Writing
UNIVERSITY
Panelist – Dear White People
Member – QEP Advisory Board
Panelist – A Seat at the Table Parts I & II
Member – Sexual Misconduct Committee
Member – University Press Advisory Board
The Writer Speaks of Freedom 150th Anniversary Panel
Founder & Managing Editor – Lit: A Journal of Art & Literature
Speaker – Undergraduate Research Conference in the Humanities and Beyond
Moderator – Undergraduate Research Conference in the Humanities and Beyond
UNIVERSITY & COMMUNITY AT LARGE
Team Captain – Richmond Heart Walk
Principal Researcher – Healthy Selfie: Physical activity for early offset of chronic disease risks
Program Founder & Coordinator:
Annual Sankofa Film Festival
Annual African American Read-In
National Poetry Month Write-A-Thon
National Novel Writing Month Write-A-Thon
COMMUNITY SERVICE (HEALTH & WELLNESS)
Instructor – The Breakfast Club Fitness Class
Community Educator – Sportsbackers’ Fitness Warriors
Coach, YMCA 10k Training Team – Southside Striders
Community Educator – WomenHeart Coalition for Women With Heart Disease
COMMUNITY SERVICE (ARTS & CULTURE)
Judge – Library of Virginia Literary Awards
Member – Queens of the Nile Dance Troupe
Executive Assistant – Scholastic Talent Showcase
Adjudicator – Appomattox Regional Governor’s School
Grant Review Board – Virginia Commission for the Arts
Grant Review Board & Site Evaluator – Delaware Division of the Arts
COMMUNITY SERVICE (ACADEMIC)
Reader – ETS Advanced Placement Exam
Consumer Reviewer – Congressionally Directed Research Programs
Presenter – “Writing for Social Change” – Richmond Public Schools and Podium Foundation Professional Development for Teachers
Advisory Panel – Conference on College Composition and Communication Regional Conference